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Big. Tweedyana. Sept. 21. —64.

Claws curve by gentle rubbing

Petioles curl much & completely round stick. — but have very little or no power of recovering themselves.

A trace of the (In B buxifolia!!! when ascending vertical stick & thicker the one slightly petioles on one side curve round it, showing some sensibility)

Twines well.

The petioles move spontaneously one made 3 vertical ellipses in course of about 11°. The next day opposite leaf moved laterally in irregular ellipse or spire. —

I strongly believe that petioles B. unguis moves, & this will account for both petioles catching vertical stick.

One shoot 2°. 33' made 2 fine large, but [sketch]

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irregular circles, in reversed direction in 5° 5'— Another shoot made a wide irregular course, with loops in it

(Oct 2d. It is certain that petioles of B. buxifolia moves constantly & but slowly in very small vertical ellipses or irregularly.—)

Oct 27th. Twine spirally— 2 branches on same plant twined in opposite way— sometimes from catching run up for a space straight, but never reversed spire.—

Emit bunch of rootlets at base of leaves which adhere— wd stand a hurricane on smallest bamboo. — perhaps rootlets give moisture or nutriment. —

Tendrils & petioles thicken after catching—